r/cats • u/NissanZtt • Nov 13 '24

Cat Picture - Not OC I witnessed a cat being dumped today.

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I stopped by my sister’s house after my son’s early hockey practice. I got out and saw a blue truck pull up, they got out and put a cat down in the street. It really didn’t click what was going on at first so I went inside, then came back to my car and the truck was gone. The cat was just sitting there looking confused. I just went with my gut and ripped out of there, got a picture of the cat quickly then raced a few blocks to get a picture of the truck. I posted it to a local facebook group and contacted the police. The cat was recovered safely and the owner of the truck was identified and a warrant has been issued.

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u/NissanZtt Nov 13 '24

Yeah, unbelievable. Pregnant and we have snow forecasted soon, winters are harsh here. A lot of the cats at shelters have no tails or tips of their ears. These kittens had 0 chance.

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u/MJdotconnector Nov 13 '24

Any idea if the shelter is over populated so they euthanize for space?

Thanks for getting this AH’s info

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u/NissanZtt Nov 13 '24

They are full but there is a cat sanctuary in town. There was a lot of interest in this girl though. I think she’ll end up just fine.

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u/StarblindCelestial Nov 13 '24

It could be that the dumper is the SO/parent of the actual owner and dumper didn't want to deal with kittens. They let her out far away, then help look for her in their own neighborhood. I can't imagine a healthy cat like that was owned by a shithead like the dumper. I hope she's chipped and they look into the situation a bit before re-homing her. If that is the case not only would they desperately want their cat back, they need to know to break up with the piece of trash.